That really rang true today. We decided to go to the historic town of Deadwood South Dakota today. That town made famous by the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. From our campsite it was just 14 miles away,14 miles that took us almost 3 hours. No, we had no truck trouble, there were no accidents, traffic jams or road closures. What there was was scenery and plenty of it. We took highway 14A which is also known as Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway. It travels south from I-90 through the Black Hills National Forest along side of Spearfish Creek. Like yesterday's trip to Devil's Tower, the pictures below don't do it justice. There are three sets of falls along the route, we saw two.
Bridal Veil Falls
Spearfish Falls
Spearfish Creek itself also was very picturesque.
The entire route was straight off a postcard.
Deadwood was slightly less than appealing. Granted we were there on a Sunday afternoon at the end of the season, so maybe it was bad timing on our part. Both Penny and I thought it was a little too commercial. It is a tourist attraction so we should have expected it.
I don't think I have ever paid an admission to get into a cemetery. I did today, Mt Moriah Cemetery, where both Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried.
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